Connexions Manchester

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The Manchester Youth Participation Group helps Connexions to develop its services to help more young people.

How it works

The group attends meetings where we listen to the views and opinions of all team members we then feed back to the Connexions service.  The group work together sharing ideas and creating and planning projects.

What have we done

Over the past 2 years as well as representing the view of young people at the meetings the group have been involved in a number of both fun activities and personal development opportunities. 

Here are some of the activities the group have been involved with:

• Media and video projects with CSV Media
• Interviewing adults who want to work for Connexions   
• Creating and standardising assessment material  for inspecting centres to see if they meet the needs of young people     
• Overseas visit
• Inputting towards the Connexions bid   
• Day trips such as Go Karting    
• Created materials and planned events for gathering the views of more young people throughout Manchester.

What do you get?

You will have the opportunity to gain a variety of new experiences and activities.

You will develop new skills such as teamwork and communication skills and gain experience of how an organisation is managed.

You will learn about the day to day running and standards of the Connexions service, and also its long term plans and strategy.

All of this experience can be used on your CV and will show a variety of skills when looking for a job.

The group is open to young people 13-19. You don't need to have used the service to get involved.

For more information or to get involved contact Jeff Mills on 0161 437 4288 to arrange an individual meeting or to find out when the next group meeting is.  

Quotes from group members  

"I have enjoyed meeting new people and having new experiences.  I have been involved in nearly all the activities and have enjoyed and got a lot out of them."    

"I have enjoyed giving my opinions and meeting new people."

"I have enjoyed my work with Connexions so far.  My favourite part has been the trip to Portugal and also getting involved with the Media Box programme and meeting other members of the Youth Participation Group."

"I enjoyed doing the Media Box Project.  I have learnt how to do animations and enjoyed filming.  I enjoyed the Portugal trip and enjoyed the discussions and debates ."